FreightTech Friday: Motive’s new tech, goFlux’s $6M raise

Motive, a leading provider of industrial technologies, orchestrated its inaugural user conference, Vision 24, in Nashville, Tennessee, this week. This event served as a platform, uniting key stakeholders across sectors such as transportation, farming, mining, construction and manufacturing.

The conference allowed thought leaders to engage in dynamic discussions, sharing insights and best practices pertinent to Motive’s expanding product portfolio, as it introduced its AI Omnicam, Motive Beacon...

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Echo partners with Navix to enhance freight bill auditing

Invoicing platform Navix announced it has entered into a partnership with top 10 U.S. brokerage Echo Global Logistics to provide support for Echo’s back-office automation goals.

“[Echo] felt that we had a solution that was an industry game changer robust enough and supplemented the direction of their technology roadmap,” Eric Krueger, co-founder and president of Navix, said on Tuesday. “Ultimately this allowed them to find opportunities within their workflows, processes, and even some instances...

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Fintech platform Navix raises $5M, captures interest of industry angel investors

Logistics fintech platform Navix announced Tuesday it has secured $5 million in seed funding from several strategic and angel investors, including Tommy Barnes, logistics veteran and chief revenue officer of less-than-truckload platform MyCarrier, and Rob Estes, chairman and CEO of LTL carrier Estes Express Lines.

In an interview with FreightWaves, Navix co-founder Eric Krueger explained that after founding the company in June 2021 it has been flying under the radar — self-funded — and working...